1799 ⟶ Legislature Demands Public Safety Measures After Military Defeats
June 16: A serious struggle begins between the newly elected...
Year
1797
1799
🗳️ Elections Yield Royalist Gains in the Legislature
April 18: Results of partial elections for the legislature. 205 of the 216 deputies running are defeated, and many are replaced by royalists.⟶
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🏛️ Royalist Control of French Legislature
May 20: New session of the French legislature begins. The royalist Pichegru is chosen president of the Council of Five Hundred, and another royalist, François Barbé-Marbois becomes president of the Council of Ancients.⟶
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⚔️ Legislature Demands Public Safety Measures After Military Defeats
June 16: A serious struggle begins between the newly elected left-wing members of the Council of Five Hundred and the Directory, due to the string of French military defeats. The legislature demands new measures for "public safety".⟶
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🏛️ Council of Five Hundred Passes Hostage Law and Targets Royalists
July 12: The Council of Five Hundred votes a new law on hostages, demands lists of royalists be made in each department, and brings accusations against former members of the Directory with royalist tendencies.⟶
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🏛️ Council of Five Hundred Rejects National Emergency Declaration
September 14: Council of Five Hundred refuses to declare a state of national emergency.⟶
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